This mother - daughter writing team will make you laugh out loud. From Philadelphia to New York City, told in alternating voices, they keep it real and talk about everyday life experiences...smell dating, pets, online drunk shopping, recipes, New Year's Eve, etc. Both women are equally funny and have no problem tackling sensitive subjects and making themselves the object of the joke. Thoroughly enjoyable!

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Hilarious! I felt like I was reading conversations my own Mom and I have. This is a collection of stories from Lisa and her Daughter Francesca. There are so many quotes in this book that will stick with me, and I may use in the future. This is one of those books you have to be careful reading in public. You will laugh and sometimes very loudly. Just try not to spit out your drink! Unputdownable!

I don't know what I expected from this book - I don't generally like short stories, but I do like memoir tidbits and personal narratives. But this one didn't read like any of those things - it read like a series of personal growth columns or blog blurbs. The pieces were anecdotes, not so much stories. I'd start enjoying one and it would end within a page or two of beginning. And some of them, well, let's just say I was glad they were so short...

I have tried reading Lisa Scottoline before; her books are very popular, but her writing has never held me. I don't know why - I have enjoyed similar authors, and generally like a beach-read mystery/thriller as much as the next girl, but for some reason I have never connected with her fiction. I was intrigued by the idea of a mother/daughter duo of stories about life though, so picked this one up anyway. I will admit that I found the writing easier going in this book than in her fiction - BUT the style/format didn't resonate with me any more than in her other books. These felt a little too pithy, like they were trying to be world-wise and sagacious, when they were instead just tidbits and teasers about stories in the women's lives...

My expectations may have been the issue here - there's nothing wrong with the book or the writing, it just didn't catch my attention. I think it's also possible that she's just not an author for me...

Every summer I look forward to the publication of their essays, but this time, it is bittersweet. In previous years, I would pop the audio into the car and listen as I took my daughter to check out colleges or to drop her off for the upcoming semester. She has now graduated and our mother daughter time listening to this mother daughter team has come to an end.

Now I am not going to get weepy over life changes, I have been doing that for the last couple of months, what I am going to do is celebrate that I have wonderful memories and as each new compilation comes out, I will remember our trips.

Each year Lisa’s essays talk to me in a different way, sorry Francesca, but your essays make me glad that I am not thirty anymore. Even though Lisa does comment on the aches and pains of aging, I would not trade them for the aches and pains of discovering who I am.

This is one of those books that you do not want to read in public, not that the cover would embarrass you, but because you will suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter -- namely her essay on pot. That had me laughing so hard that I had to reread it again the next day to laugh some more.

Thank you ladies for a wonderfully enjoyable book and lasting memories.

Scottoline And Serritella are doing the mother daughter thing again. Always a good time

I look forward to the summer humor book by Lisa Scottoline and her daughter Francesca.

This year's book was a bit of a disappointment. The stories were time sensitive to US politics and as a non-US reader American politics are not that interesting, especially when it features the 2016 winner.

There were some great chapters, especially Lisa's purchase of a new truck and Francesca's successfully overcoming a traumatic anniversary.

Maybe Lisa's book club guests can start a petition like Make A Wish and send it to Mr. Cooper's agent. Now that I'd love to read about!

I am waiting for Lisa's next Rosati & DiNunzio novel in August.

Fun little stories...I'm more of a novel reader, but enjoyed the stories

LS is one of my all time favorite authors. I laughed so hard while reading this book. Definitely a feel good book.

Lisa Scottoline is one of my favorites authors, and she writes well in this book as well. She writes it with her daughter; a series of vignettes about navigating this big bad world. There are truly some laugh out loud moments and some that you would recognize immediately.

The great thing about a book like this, I can pick it up and put it down, and thus prolong the reading time. Its thoughtful, underneath the humor; the title is more than clever.

Mother and Daughter have once again succeeded in making us laught until we cry as they share their lives, and views on every topic you can think of!

Two generations give us their take on life today. And it all works beautifully. Funny, Touching and Thought provoking subjects that each one shares with us in alternate chapters.

It was my pleasure to read this book and I only wish it was out before Mother's Day!

You may be tempted to skip around because this is built up like tiny little stories inside the lives of Lisa Scottoline and her daughter, Francesca Serritella, but the stories build on themselves. There are multiple stories from Lisa about gardening and then snakes and more gardening. They all made sense in her life but also in a broader perspective, which I would not have if I had skipped around.

Both girls are hilarious. I just have to put that out there. Their storytelling is also compelling enough, to make me laugh, cry, snort even! To be completely honest I have not read either gal but I definitely will now. I am more than ever curious about their lives and the way they both seem to be a force to be reckoned with!

Plus while it seems like there isn't a theme, it kind of seem like it all was around a generality of girl power. Not IN YOUR FACE girl power, but a nice little high five in book form to the other gals in the world. It is lovely to see that women can and do live their lives happily, with or without men! I, personally, love my husband but there are times when I want to smother him. Mostly at night while he snores or when he tries to out fart the dog. Yay for men! But also, yay for women! Where would any of us be without them?

I love reading non-fiction. There's just something about it, especially when it's comedic, that is so soothing. Like a balm for the soul. This is especially soothing, even through all the snorts and laughter. These gals are amazing.

I love Lisa and Francesca's line of humorous books and eagerly try to get my hands on the next one. Which is why I was quite excited when I got a copy of this book from NetGalley to review.

In the same vein as the others in the series, this book was a quick, fun read. In fact, I found myself trying to read it slower so I could drag out the experience. Reading the essays makes you feel like you know the Scottolines and want to get to know them more. I like to think that if I were to meet Francesca at a party, we would hit it off (if I were the partying kind, that is). And that Lisa is like the fun, slightly eccentric, next-door neighbor I would like to have.

This book is a little bit more political than the earlier ones, and has less of a focus on family. While there may be obvious reasons for that, I did miss the family anecdotes from the earlier books. Overall though, a great beach or in-bed-with-cookies read. And the title is awesome!

This book is written by a Mother/Daughter team. The chapters alternate between Lisa, the mother and her daughter Francesca with most chapters being written by Lisa. Although they are related it gives you a look at life thru the eyes of two different generations. Some stories are humorous, some serious. Because each chapter is short the reader can pick the book up and read for 5 minutes and put it down until they have time to pick it up again. The reader will probably find something in this book that they can personally relate to. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

I've read and enjoyed several other of the Lisa/Francesca books and this one did not disappoint. The stories are short and cute and I love the alternating voice and perspective between Lisa and Francesca.

I've listened to the audio versions of their other books, so I was a little apprehensive about reading this one. I shouldn't have worried; their voices come through loud and clear.

Lisa & Francesca are hilarious and I loved their newest book. Their essays are fantastic for a quick pick me up in the middle of a stressful day and they always leave me laughing.

I have read a couple of these books by Lisa and Francesca and I enjoy them. They are a collection of short anecdotes (newspaper column-type) of their lives. This book highlights many humorous moments in their lives and allows you a peak at various areas such as their love life, pets, jobs, friends etc. I love their sense of humor in these stories, especially Lisa's (the majority of the chapters are written by her). A reader can often picture themselves in the same or similar situations and smile and nod as they read along. Even though I am of Lisa's age, I was able to relate to many of Francesca'a stories and picture my daughter in the same situation. I think the one I laughed at the most was the "Smart Bra" story. Being a recent widow with a big house, I also enjoyed reading about Lisa's renovations and home improvements. If anyone looked in my cupboards and closets, they would also see all the things I bought that I rarely use as well. Lisa, besides that fact that I am not an author, we share so many things. It is great to be able to laugh about things when you see them in a different perspective. These are great books that I would recommend to other mothers and daughters so they can see the other side of the coin. Because each story is a short chapter this is a great book for busy people because they can pick it up and read a story in between their busy tasks. Women will definitely enjoy this book and probably all the others this mother/daughter team has written. I am definitely going to continue reading these humorous books so I can laugh at both my and their lives. We need that.

I consider myself fortunate to be able to review Lisa Scottoline and her daughter Francesca's latest installment in their summer reading series in advance from Net Galley. They give just the right amount of zany, humorous spin on life's oddities and annoyances. I find myself laughing out loud at their craziness, yet they truly just give voice to the things we all think but are afraid to say.

The book is broken into short segments; chapters, sentences, leaving a lot of room for the sarcasm and wit that mark this dynamic duo's writing style. On topics about dating (or lack of it), home renovations, city life, owning pets, and body image. Perfect for light, make-you-laugh summer reading!

My first Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella book!
I enjoyed reading something "light" and humorous at this point.

I've been a longtime fan of Lisa Scottoline's writing, way back to her earliest legal thrillers. In addition to fiction, Lisa, along with her daughter Francesca Serritella, writes "Chick Wit," a weekly column in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Periodically they publish a collection of these essays. I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool, due out in July 2017, is the most recent in this series. I've read every other book in the essay series, some more than once, and own almost all of them because I love them so much. I was thus absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to read an early copy of the newest book.

Following the format of the previous compilations, the chapters in "I Need a Lifeguard" alternate between Lisa and Francesca, with a few more being written by Lisa. Most are hilarious, some are sentimental and touching. As with their earlier essays, the authors are at their best when they write about family, friends, pets and life experiences that most everyone of us can relate to. This is humor with a heavy dose of love mixed in. I'm not generally someone who likes books that people refer to as being "laugh out loud" funny but I defy anyone to read this and not laugh out loud at least a few times. You will laugh, feel good, and probably tear up a time or two as well.

Thank you so much to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

As always, the ladies did an excellent job. Not as strong as some of their previous collaborations, but still worthy of a purchase. A bit too political at times. I know it was hard not to talk about it, but it would have been nice if that didn't have to be included because it was (and still) is just everywhere.